Do It! effort seeks $30,000 to provide supplies for families

Jul. 20, 2013

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Post-Crescent Media

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Checks can be made payable to The Post-Crescent Community Fund, and mailed to: Backpacks for Kids, P.O. Box 563, Appleton, WI 54912. Or you can use the form on Page E6 today to contribute. Contribute online by clicking on www.postcrescent.com/doitor directly to the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region’s site at www.cffoxvalley.org.

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The Post-Crescent’s Do It! Backpacks for Kids campaign is asking the community to help lighten the financial load for families who face back-to-school shopping with limited resources.

The 18th annual campaign, which launches today with a $30,000 goal, runs through Aug. 18.

It provides basic school supplies such as backpacks, notebooks, folders, pens and pencils for youth whose families cannot afford those items.

“This is one of our most enduring Do It! campaigns, and has made a strong difference in the lives of thousands of Fox Valley students over the years,” said Dan Flannery, Post-Crescent Media executive editor.

Social workers and human service agencies in Calumet, Outagamie, Waupaca and Winnebago counties have identified 2,800 families whose children can benefit from receiving school supplies through the campaign.

“This partnership with our readers, area civic groups and businesses tells our children that we care about them, and that we’re pulling for a bright beginning to the new school year,” Flannery said.

The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region is assisting with the collection of funds.

Due to strong community support, last year’s campaign exceeded its $30,000 goal by almost $4,000. Agencies last year had identified children from more than 3,100 families to receive the school supplies.